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Tag Archives: director brett ratner
Women Wanting To Be Treated With Respect
I hear a lot of complaints by women that they are only looked at as sexual objects. They wanted to be seen with respect. Well, anyone who commands respect gets respect. A woman with a PhD in math gets respect. … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Sex
Tagged benedict canyon, Dennis Prager, director brett ratner, female differences, gordon kaufman, hoover dam, phd in math, sexual objects
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The Long Ride Home From LimmudLA
My earlier report. (Complete Video) On the ride home, Joey Kurtzman says he used to drive an ambulance and was "trained in the art of defensive driving." Joey: "I chose the Journalistic Ethics class for the purest of reasons. It … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Limmud, Personal
Tagged assertiveness, berrin, coldwater canyon, director brett ratner, Jewish Journalism, journalistic ethics
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The Lashon Hara Picture Show
From "A Taste of Limmud" Sunday night in Valley Vilage: Danielle Berrin rose to give her talk. (Listen) Danielle spoke about her cover profile of director Brett Ratner. She said that she did not publish the worst things he did … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial films, director brett ratner, hollywood director, lashon hara, Limmud, upper echelons
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Danielle Berrin Profiles Director Brett Ratner
This is Danielle’s best article yet. She quite properly keeps the focus on herself: I’ve been cornered downstairs in the gold lamé disco basement at Brett Ratner’s house and he’s hitting on me. His insistence suggests he’s accustomed to getting … Continue reading
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Tagged benedict canyon, director brett ratner, gordon kaufman, hoover dam, jay stern, wave film
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